Sundays game was not a game for the weak as the Westside women travelled to High Wycombe to play last seasons runnerups, Chiltern and were seeking to bounce back from their home defeat against Kingston. The theme of this game was defence as both teams struggled to find any offensive flow in the first quarter and inconsistent refereeing didn't contribute to the scoring of both teams. However, it was Chiltern who settled first and by halftime they had opened an eight point lead.

After the break, it was Westside who came out with a new attitude as they changed their tactics and ran a full court press forcing their opponents into several turnovers whilst playing stifling defence. At the end of the third quarter, Westside led by a point but the momentum of the game was firmly with the team from Shepherds Bush as Chiltern had limited answers for their speed and hustle. This continued in the fourth quarter as Westside opened up a ten point lead and despite Chilterns attempts to rally, the victory was never in doubt and the final score was 33 - 28.

Coach Frank Lamptey commented "Todays game was not particularly pretty to watch partly due to the officials having little control of the game. Basketball is supposed to be non contact but when the referees allow people to grab and hold without blowing their whistle then your offence is going to suffer. Defensively, we were very strong and after giving up 50 points last week I was glad that we came back from 12 down by increasing our defensive intensity and holding Chiltern to under 30 points. We showed that we can deal with adverse situations and come out on top so that is good to know". The games leading scorer was Tracy Childs with 8 points.

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